Attachment for holding stock while pressing hats.



No. 715,084. Patented Doc. 2. I902.

W. H. KENDALL.

ATTACHMENT FOR HOLDING STOCK WHILE PBESSING HATS.

(Application filed July 9, 1902.)

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WILLIAM H. KENDALL, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

ATTACHMENT FOR HOLDING STOCK WHILE PRESSING HATS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 715,084, dated December2, 1902. Application filed July 9,1902. sens No. 114,952. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. KENDALL, a citizen of the United States,residing in Brooklyn borough, New York city, in the county of Kings andState of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements inAttachments for Holding Stock WVhile Pressing Hats, of which thefollowing is a specification.

By means of this invention stock can be saved, as a comparatively smallor reduced spare or waste supply of stock is required for securing ahold. The work being expedited or facilitated and the invention beingadaptable to any shape of die or hat, the invention has been found to bepractical.

This invention is set forth in the following specification and claimsand illustrated in the annexed drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a frontelevation, partly in section, of a hat-pressing device with theattachment, or rather two attachments, embodying this invention. Fig. 2is a face view of the holding attachment or clamp in section along m :0,Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan view of part of Fig. 1.

The operation of an upper die a and lower die I) in pressing hats isfamiliar and need not be explained at length. \Vhen the stock to bepressed is held stretched between the dies as they come together,operatives have to take hold at the front and back, as also at thesides, of the stock to hold the same stretched as required. Considerablespace or Waste stock has to be provided for such handhold, and the sparebeing afterward out or trimmed off is lost or wasted. By having asuitable attachment or gripping devices for holding, say, the sides ofthe stock, while leaving only the front and back thereof to be grippedby hand, such waste can be materially reduced.

In the drawings is shown a stock-holding jaw or portion a, which can beactuated by lever or cam cl to be moved from or locked to the die I), orrather into a channel or dent in the die for enabling the jaw to securea satisfactory grip. The jaw c is slidable on an upright e, or rather onapivot or fulcrum f, carried by the upright. Lever d is practically madeto fulcrum on this pivot. The lever is the slot.

shown as a cam,-the high part of which pressing the jaw to the stock ordie and moving somewhat beyond the dead-center locks the clamp or jaw inposition for a required period. The jaw part c has of course suitableshoulders or engaging portions for the lever-cam to take hold andreciprocate the jaw. The pivotf is suitably secured to the upright. Aslot-and-bolt connection is practical, since when the bolt g is loosenedthe pivot, and with it the jaw and lever, is adjustable along Theupright is shown adjustable on a foot 7t. A nut-and-bolt connection,applied as shown at Q will enable the upright to be adjusted up or downor laterally-*that is, swung on bolt 1' as on a pivot and then securedat a slant. Accommodation for securing a clamping or holding action on adie or die portion not exactly level is thus provided. The foot h can beadj ustably connected to the bed-plate, say by a bolt-and-slotconnection. The foot, with its various portions, being set as requiredcan then be fastened by such bolt h.

In stating that the device of this invention is applied at the sides itis of course manifest that no limitation of the invention is implied, asthe device could also be applied or attached front and back and thesides of the stock pulled out by hand. This is, however, not consideredso practical, as ordinarily a man can utilize his strength to betteradvantage by pulling towardhimself.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A stock-holding attachment or clamp comprising an upright, a pivot orfulcrum portion carried by the upright, a lever fulcrumed on said pivotportion and a clamping portion actuated by the lever.

2. A stock-holding attachment or clamp comprising an upright, a pivot orfulcrum portion carried by the upright, a lever fulcrumed on said pivotportion and a clamping portion actuated by the lever, said upright beingslotted and said pivot being slidable or adjustable along the slot.

3. A stock-holding attachment comprising a clamping portion and lever,an upright or support on which the clamping portion and lever areadjustably mounted, and an adjust- In testimony whereof I have hereuntoset able foot on which the upright is adjustably my hand in the presenceof two subscribing mounted. witnesses.

4. A stock-holding attachment comprising WILLIAM H. KENDALL. 5 aclamping portion and lever, and an upright Witnesses:

for supporting the same and made vertically CHAS. E. POENSGEN,

and laterally adjustable. E. F. KASTENHUBER.

